John Gilbert & Billie Dove in "The Madness of Youth" 1923 Lost Silent Film

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John Gilbert & Billie Dove in "The Madness of Youth" William Fox Presents  1923 -
Lobby card 8 x 10 is in good condition!!!!.... wear around edges.....crease on top   (see photos)
John Gilbert was the golden boy at MGM during the final years of the silent era. He was the young studio's biggest male star, working with such top directors as King Vidor ("The Big Parade," 1925), Erich von Stroheim ("The Merry Widow," 1925) and Tod Browning ("The Show," 1927).
Gilbert was breathtakingly handsome with curly black hair and dancing eyes, and women swooned over his passionate love scenes and followed his well-publicized love affair with "Flesh and the Devil" leading lady Greta Garbo in the movie magazines.
But as noted there was also a darker side to the actor. He was an alcoholic with pronounced mood swings. A perfectionist, he could be difficult on the set and had a contentious relationship with MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer, which, according to Hollywood lore, led to a fistfight.
By the time John Gilbert appeared as Jaca Javalie in
The Madness of Youth
in 1923, his star was already in the ascendency, even if he had not yet reached the dizzy heights of a couple of years later when he would appear in
The Big Parade
and be teamed with Greta Garbo in
Flesh and the Devil.
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